Learning through making
Write a scene. Record a sound. Film an observation. Develop a voice through practical work and thoughtful mentorship.
A school without walls.
A cinema without borders.
A cinema without borders.
Education cannot wait.
Neither can stories.
No school building? We build a digital school.
Educators cannot reach Gaza? We bring them online.
Students cannot travel? We bring film education to them.
Learn to make films.
Tell your own story.
A new generation of storytellers
An enduring home for Palestinian film culture, connecting local talent with an international community.
Beyond a single image
Room for humour, memory, imagination and everyday life. Gaza, told by the people who live it.
From a first idea
to a film of your own.
Film study programme
A planned two-year journey through directing, screenwriting, cinematography, sound and editing. Academic partnerships and certification arrangements are in development.
Practical workshops
Focused, hands-on learning for emerging filmmakers. Develop ideas, make short films and receive individual feedback.
Training educators
Accessible methods and simple tools to bring cinematic storytelling into schools and communities.
Good Morning
Gaza.
Eleven students. Eleven short films. Individual mentorship. Stories told from within. Our first workshop is already underway, connecting filmmakers in Gaza with international mentors to develop, shoot and edit their short documentaries.
Enter the workshopFilmmakers
for filmmakers.
The founding committee guides the school’s intellectual, academic and institutional development, supporting its launch and long-term sustainability.
Founding committee
Academic committee
Advisory committee
The Masharawi Fund
Gaza Film School is an initiative of The Masharawi Fund. The fund supports cinema and filmmakers in Gaza through development, production, post-production and training. Through the school, it extends this work into film education and mentorship for a new generation of filmmakers.
From Ground Zero
Gaza Film School was inspired by From Ground Zero: 22 short films by 22 filmmakers in Gaza, initiated by Rashid Masharawi. From Ground Zero+ continued this work with seven short and three feature-length documentaries. The school builds on that experience, giving a new generation the training and mentorship to tell their own stories.
A future worth
making together.
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